Gospel-worship, or, The right manner of sanctifying the name of God in general and…

The due preparation of the Soul unto the Duties of Gods Worship: Therein consists a special part of the Sanctifying of Gods Name in drawing nigh to him. And that it is so, we find it in Scripture, That preparation for Worship it is called the Sanctifying of our selves; and by finding this in Scripture, it hinted me upon this Head, to speak of the preparation unto worship in our sanctifying Gods Name, because I find in Scripture that the sanctifying of our selves for Worship, and the preparation of our selves for Worship, are all one: I'll give you these two texts; In 1 Sam. 16. 5. you shall find there, that Samuel when he was sent by God to anoint David in Bethlehem, the text saith, I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify your selves, and come with me to the sacrifice. Do you come peaceably say they? Yes, what then? ⟨p. 43⟩Sanctify your selves and come with me to the Sacrifice: That's all one, as if he should have said, Prepare your selves and come with me to the Sacrifice: and so in Job, 1. 5. there you shall find that the holy man Job when his sons had been feasting, he was somewhat afraid lest there should be some miscarriage, and that they had sinned against God in their feasting (as it is very hard to give liberty to please the flesh and not to sin, not to transgress bounds) therefore Job, though he did not hear of any notorious abuse of their feasting, yet he was afraid lest they should sin, he knew how dangerous it was to have so much satisfaction to the flesh and not to transgress bounds, therefore it is said, he sent to his sons and sanctified them. It was so (saith the text) when the days of the feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them: that Job sent unto them to prepare them to offer sacrifice, to prepare them for the Worship of God: So that the Scripture holds forth this then, that to prepare for Worship it is, to sanctify for worship, and so it is one special thing that is required in our sanctifying of God, in our drawing nigh to God, to make a due preparation for his holy Worship, Now for the orderly handling of things:

The due preparation of the Soul unto the Duties of Gods Worship: Therein consists a special part of the Sanctifying of Gods Name in drawing nigh to him. And that it is so, we find it in Scripture, That preparation for Worship it is called the Sanctifying of our selves; and by finding this in Scripture, it hinted me upon this Head, to speak of the preparation unto worship in our sanctifying Gods Name, because I find in Scripture that the sanctifying of our selves for Worship, and the preparation of our selves for Worship, are al one: I'le give you these two texts; In